Holder for tickets and the like.



Patented June 18, 1918.

M. MACDONALD. HOLDER FOR TICKETSAND THE UKE.

APPLICATION FILED ocT 9, 191e UNITE@ sTATns PATENT onnicn.

MURDOCK MACDONALD,OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HOLDER FOR TICKETS AND THE LIKE.

Application led October 9, 1916.

To all whom t may cof/wem:

Be it known that I, MURDOCK MACDONALD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga, and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Holders for Tickets and the like, of which the following is a specication, the principle of the invention being herein explained and the best mode in which I have contemplated applying that principle, so as to distinguish it from other inventions.

The present invention, relating as indicated to ticket holders, has more particular regard to a ticket holder of the type in which a pad of tickets are held in such position that they may be moved bodily into the casing a slight distance for the purpose of bringing the stubs into the upper portion or roof of the casing, where these stubs are retained. Ticket holders of this general type are in quite common use on electric railways, for holding pads of tickets or of transfers.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide, in such a holder, means for indicating the date of issue of the ticket on that portion of the ticket which is normally outside of the casing, and which serves as the ticket proper. In city street railways it is customary to provide the conduct-ors with pads of transfers, and in order to save as much as possible of the punching on this transfer, it is usual to stamp or print the date on each pad of transfers, and to issue new pads every day. This procedure entails a considerable waste, since the unused transfers are of no further value, and it is estimated that in some very large cities, where this system is used, the waste from unused transfers is several thousand dollars annually. If means can be provided to date each transfer (or ticket as the case may be) only when actually issued, a very large saving can be effected. At the same time such means cannot be at all complicated and this has in the past been an insurmountable difficulty. My invention provides a very simple and effective means for so dating the tickets or transfers. To the accomplishment ci' the foregoing and related ends, said invention, then, consists of the means hereinafter fully described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' ward.

Patented June 18, 1918.

serial No. 124,488.

The annexed drawing and the following description set forth in detail certain mechanism embodying the invention, such disclosed means constituting, however, but one of various mechanical forms in which the principle of the invention may be used.

In said annexed drawing Figure 1 is a transverse, vertical section through a ticket holder of the type de-v scribed, in which is incorporated my improved means fory printing on the tickets; Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1 showing one type of construction; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing another and a preferred construction; Fig. 4 is an end view of the ticket holder shown'in Figs. 1, 2 and 8; Fig. 5 is a view of the transfer such as is used in this type of holders, and Figs. 6 and 7 are vertical sections on the lines 6 6 and 7 7, in Figs. 2 and 3, respectively.

The general construction of the ticket holder of this type, is best seen from Fig. 1 in which there is shown a casing l provided with an arched top or roof 2 int-o which the stubs 3 of a pad of tickets 4: are adapted to spring when the pad is moved bodily in- The casing 2 is provided with an open side, which is partly covered by means of a plate 5 hinged to the casing about an axis 6, and which is normally pressed `outwardly by means of a coiled spring 7, one portion of which is formed into a loop 8 adapted to hold the ticket pad t upon the side 5 and in engagement with pins 9 mounted thereon, and adapted to be inserted in apertures formed in the pad. The pad extends externally of the casing between the bottom of the right hand side and the edge of the side 5. This side 5 is normally maintained in about the position shown in Fig. l by means of locking rods or bars 10 which are adapted to be moved laterally to engage behind iifnges formed on the bottom edges of the two ends of the casing. This side 5 is then locked against movement in a clockwise direction, and is normallymaintained against movement in the opposite directionv by means of the spring 8 but may be swung inward in order to release the stubs of the tickets. This type of holder is one that has recently come into quite generaluse and is here shown for that reason but it will be evident that othert-ypes may equally well be used in conjunction with the printing mechanism to be hereinafter described.

@ne form 0f ticket used is shown in Fig. 5, and it will be understood that these tickets are so held that a column 12, between the columns 13 and la indicating the hours of the day, lies adjacent to the edge of the righthand side of the casing and directly beneath marking lingers l5, slidably mounted upon a guide 16, affixed to the outside of the casing. The stub port-ion of the ticket is thus that part to the left of this blank column shown in Fig. 5, while the ticket or transfer proper is that part to the right of this column. The stubs i7 at the bottom of the transfer are usually printed with the names of the lines or streets for which the transfer is issued, while the hour of the day is indicated by a notch formed in the edge of the upper columns of the ticket by means of the marking lingers l5. llhile I have here illustrated a transfer ticket on which a date is to be printed it will be understood such showing is not intended to restrict the use of the invention to this specific ticket. Thus, it might equally well be applied to the printing of different data, whether on a tranfer, ticket or other coupon. Accordingly, the use of the expression dating or printing the date in the following description includes the indicating of data of any dpsired character on a ticket, coupon or the li re.

The means for indicating the date of issue of the transfer consist of type-bearing sleeves removably mounted upon a shaft 2l which is in turn removably mounted on the inner wall of the front side of the casing. On the shaft 2l there is mounted a stop 20 provided with a notch .l0 and the first of the sleeves 30 is mounted on the shaft and engaged against this stop. A lug 3l on the end of the sleeve fits into the notch and prevents rotation of the sleeve except with the shaft. If necessary other sleeves 32 and 33 mayv be used, each sleeve bearing suitable type and the sleeves being non-rotatably engaged by grooves 34 and lugs 35. rlhus in a device adapted to print a date, there will preferably be three sleeves 30, 32 and 33 f bearing respectively, the year, the day of lthe month and the month in abbreviated normally maintained in the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 by some resilient means,

f either in the form of a flat spring 23 (see Figs 2 and 6) or in the form of a spiral spring 24 (see Figs. 3 and 7). Preferably, however, a spiral spring 24C is used, being connected at one end E25 to the side of the easing, and at its other end to the shaft 21.

"Mounted on this shaft 21 are tworsmall engage against the surface of the ticket pad, when the latter is moved inward by movement of the side 5, and to be thus rotated sufficiently to bring the type against the space to the right of the blank column on the ticket.

The sprockets 26 will always be maintained in an operative position with respect to the ticket pad, since this pad, when moved inward, is brought. against these rollers and is moved across the same, thus rotating the rollers and the type.

The shaft 21 and the inking roller 22 are adapted to be removed from the casing through an opening 27 formed in the end of the same, which is normally covered by means of a cap 28. It will be necessary to remove two of the sleeves every day, in order to change the day of the month, while the inking roller will only need to be removed and renewed about once a year.

`The present device comprises a very simple and effective means for printing the date on transfers or tickets, this printing being automatic upon the movement of the pad of tickets into the casing, which has to be done after the tearing off of every ticket, in order to push the stub into the roof of the casing, and it being impossible for the conductor to tamper with this means of dating the tickets. Furthermore, the present invention can be readily incorporated in not only the type of holder here illustrated, but also in other types, since it is necessaryonly that there be slight relative movementl between the type bearing members and the ticket, which can readily be secured either as here shown or by a movement of the printing mechanism across the pad of tickets.

Other modes of applying the principle of my invention may be employed instead of `the one explained, change being made as adapted to hold a ticket pad therein with a portion thereof extending from said casing, actuating means adapted to move said pad into said casing, and printing means actuated upon such movement of said pad and adapted thereupon to print the date'on the portionof said ticket normally lying outside of said casing.

9'. In a ticketholder of the character described, the combination of casing,-means adapted to hold a ticket pad therein with a portion thereof extending from said casing, actuating means adapted to move said pad into said casing, printing means mountfed within said casing, said means being* actuated uponsuch `movement ofy said pad and being adapted tofprint the date Von thel side of said casing."

` portion of said ticket,normally'lyingV out-fl a portion thereof extending from said casing, actuating means adapted to'move saidy pad into said casing, a date printing rollerl mounted Within said casing, said roller being actuated upon such movement of said pad and being adapted to print the date on the portion of said ticket brought into said casing by such movement.

4. In a ticket holder of the character de-f scribed, the combination of a casing, means adapted to hold a ticket pad therein With a portion thereof extending from said casing, actuating means adapted to move said pad into said casing, a date printing roller mounted Within said casing, a sprocket attached to said roller and adapted to be engaged by said pad upon movement of the same, said roller being thereby rotated to print the date on the portionof said ticket brought into said casing by suoli movement.

5. In a ticket holder of the character described, the combination of a casing, means adapted to hold a ticket pad therein With a portion thereof extending from said casing, actuating means adapted to move said pad into said casing, a shaft mounted Within said casing, a sprocket mounted thereon in position to be engaged and rotated upon such movement of said pad, and a type-bearing member removably mounted in said casing and actuated by rotation of said shaft to contact and print the portion of the pad normally lying outside of said casing.

6. In a ticket holder of the character described, the combination of a casing, means adapted to hold a ticket pad therein With a portion thereof extending from said casing, actuating means adapted to move said pad into said casing, a shaft mounted Within said casing, a sprocket mounted thereon in position to be engaged and rotated upon such movement of said pad, and a typebearing sleeve non-rotatably but removably mounted on said shaft, said sleeve being actuated by rotation of said shaft to contact and print the portion of the pad normally lying outside of said casing.

7 In a ticket holdervof the character described, the combination of a casing, means adapted to hold a ticket pad therein with a portion thereof extending from said casing, actuating means adapted to move said pad into said casing, a shaft mounted Within said casing, a sprocket mounted thereon in position to be engaged and rotated upon such movement of said pad, a type-bearing sleeve non-rotatably but removably mountby rotation of saidshaft 'toycontactj and print the portion of the pad normally lying *outside fof 'said' 'casing, and inking means mountedinsaid casing-and adapted to sup- 3. Ina ticket holder of the character de-ff scribed, the combination of aV casing, 'means 1 adapted to hold a ticket pad therein Withply ink-to such type'on said sleeve.

8,. In a ticket vholderof the character. de-

scrib'ed, thecombination of a'casing, means adapted to hold a ticket pad therein with 'a portion thereof extending from said casing, actuating means adapted to move said on-saidslraft,=Saidl`isleeve beingactuated i i irov pad into saidv casing, a shaft mounted Within said casing, a sprocket mounted thereon in position to be engaged and rotated upon such movement of said pad, a type-bearing sleevenon-rotatably but removably mounted on said shaft, said sleeve being actuated by rotation of said shaft to contact and print the portion of the pad normally lying outside of saidcasing, and an inking roller rotatably mounted in said casing parallel to said shaft, said roller being normally in contactpvvith the type on said sleeve. v

9. In a ticket holder of the character described, the combination of a casing, means adapted to hold a ticket pad therein with a portion thereof extending from said casing, actuating means adapted to move said pad into said casing, a shaft mounted Within said casing, a sprocket mounted thereon in position to be engaged andv rotated upon such movement of said pad, a type-bearing sleeve non-rotatably but removably mounted on said shaft, said sleeve being actuated by rotation of said shaft to contact-and print the portion of the pad normally lying outside of said casing, and an inking roller rotatably and removably mounted in A said casing parallel to said shaft, said roller.

being normally in contact With the type on said sleeve.v

10. The combination of a casing adapted to hold a pad of tickets, a printing roller disposed adjacent to the uppermostv of such padv of tickets in said casing, `means' adapt-y ed to move the uppermost of such pad of tickets transversely of said roller, and a /member mounted on said roller `and adapted to engage and be rotated by such pad,

thereby rotating said roller. 11. The combination of a casing adapted to hold a pad of tickets, a printingroller disposed adjacent to the uppermost of such pad of tickets in said casing, means adapted to move the uppermost of such pad of tickets transversely of said roller, and a sprocket mounted on said roller and adapted to engage and be rotated vby such pad, thereby-rotating said roller.

12. The combination of aecasing adapted to hold a pad of tickets, vone side of. said casing supporting said tickets and beingkmovable with respect to said casing, and

printing means mounted Within said casing above such padof tickets, said means be-v Aing operable-to print; the,nppermostticket to support such phd of tickets, said side upon inward movement 'of Said-movable being adapted, upon movement, to bring l0 Vsideo'i Said casing. t I l i l such pad of tickets in contact with said 13. The combination of uicasingjadapted kprinting roller and to move such pad trims- 5 .to hold a. pad of tickets, ,a rotatable `,printing versely of said roller.

roller mounted. Within said casing above Signeolby me, this 6th day of October, the normal position of lsuch pad of tickets, 1916. and a hinged sidey on said casing..ada,pted MURDOCK MACDONALD.

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. A Washington, D. C. 

